The #SupremeCourt has recently passed a Judgment dated 17-02-2020 in Union of India and others vs Lt Cdr Annie Nagaraja & Ors., wherein the Apex Court held that the Union Government would have to grant permanent commission, i.e. a career in the Armed Forces till one retires (#PermanentCommission), to #ShortServiceCommission (#SSC) women officers in the
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Lawyers approach the High Court to extend the benefit of Chief Minister’s Advocates Welfare Scheme Several lawyers approached the Delhi High Court seeking direction from the Aam Aadmi Party government to extend the benefits of “Chief Minister’s Advocates Welfare Scheme”, to all the lawyers enrolled with Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) irrespective of whether the
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While displaying zero tolerance for sexual harassment of women at workplace, the Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice Dr DY Chandrachud and Justice Ajay Rastogi have just recently on February 25, 2020 in a notable judgment titled Punjab and Sind Bank and Others Vs Mrs Durgesh Kuwar in Civil Appeal No. 1809 of 2020 have
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Lockdown and measures to keep court safe have hit litigation specialist practices hard Top advocate-on-record (AOR) and Supreme Court powerhouse Agarwal Law Associates (ALA), which has around 50 lawyers, has announced a cut in fee-earner salaries of 30% on those earning more than Rs 40,000 per month at least until 14 April, after closure of
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It is good to learn that while unambiguously highlighting the inevitable and invaluable importance of efficient recording of witness testimonies in a criminal trial, the Delhi High Court most recently in a latest, landmark and extremely laudable judgment titled Court On Its Own Motion Vs State
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NEW DELHI: All independent directors may have to register as part of a new initiative by the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA), which also plans to introduce online training modules on various issues that these board members deal with. While registration is proposed to be made mandatory through an online facility, the training through electronic
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The Passport Act is an Act which provides for the issue of passports and travel documents to regulate the departure from India of citizens of India and for matters incidental or ancillary thereto. Section 3 of The Passport Act 1967 provides that no person shall depart from attempt to depart from India unless he holds
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By Rahul Bagga As the Government of India has been very supportive by providing various reliefs for MSMEs and with the recent “Make in India” drive, giving a promising outlook, it thus, makes trademarks as the most important IP asset for MSMEs as they now stand a chance to make their mark even more extensively
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In the case of Bhagwan Singh versus State of Uttarakhand, by Order dated 18.03.2020, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India decided on the issue of #celebratoryfiring that caused the death of two persons unintentionally. It held that the Appellant had committed #culpablehomicide as the Appellant had no intentions to kill the deceased while he shot
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